Age test...
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You take the prize so far - by about seven months, which actually looks like a whole year in this case. I have no idea what my father did the in war except: 1. He finished at Oxford and quickly got commissioned into the Royal Corps of Signals. 2. Rapidly promoted to middle ranks. 3. Never left the UK for the whole of the war. 4. Lived and worked in a bunker in London that was so far underground he never had to worry about bombs. I know more about my grandfather in the first war, who was a gunnery officer onboard HMS Dreadnought.
- My father was a Master Carpenter and Master Fitter (Engineer) - he designed and built a machine that helped build machines that made parts for Spitfires (and other aircraft) so he was in a "reserved occupation" and was not allowed to join up. He ran away and tried to anyway, three times. The third time he managed to get through two weeks of basic before they tracked him down and sent him back. Later, he was blown across a road into a wall during the blitz on Coventry and this affected his eyesight for the rest of his life - and finally stopped him trying to join up again. - My grandfather started WWII as a Colonel and then became a Brigadier General by the end. He was in logistics moving materials around the country on the railway so never left England during the fighting. He also assisted the Germans to rebuild their railway systems after the war. He got to be this rank during WWI where he started out as a second lieutenant in the Royal Artillery being promoted to lieutenant after only two weeks because all the other lieutenants were dead. A couple of months later he was promoted to acting captain because all the other captains were dead. He was then confirmed as a full captain a couple of weeks later because no replacement captains were available. After three months he became an acting major, then a full major for similar reasons. His unit was cut off and surrounded by a German pincer advance and he was under standing orders to kill all the horses, spike the guns and surrender if this happened. Instead he had them limber up and charge forward, unexpectedly jumping over the German trenches and wheeling to the south for a mile or two, then jumping back over the lines to the British side beyond the encircling German pincer movement. He only had one horse and two men injured and brought back all his guns and equipment. He was recommended for a medal but it was turned down as he had "disobeyed orders"! However, he was promoted again to Lieutenant Colonel and given command of four units back in the place he had escaped from after the Germans had been driven back again. He became a reservist at the end of the war, being promoted to Colonel at that time. Neither he nor my father talked about their wartime experiences, I found out all this from some of their friends over the course of several years.
- I would love to change the world, but they won’t give me the source code.
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Yay for 1959, old man! May 1959 myself - you can call me "kid".
- I would love to change the world, but they won’t give me the source code.
Forogar wrote:
Yay for 1959, old man! May 1959 myself - you can call me "kid".
Taking that line of reasoning to an extreme, I once asked the younger of a set of twins if her older sister ever tried to annoy her by starting a story with "you weren't around then, but back in my time..."
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I'm 63, and a few months away from being 64).
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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When you pry the gun from my cold dead hands, be careful - the barrel will be very hot. - JSOP, 2013 -
That's what I remember from my C++ days... But maybe it is a C++ compiler issue and in reality you do not have to add it...
"The only place where Success comes before Work is in the dictionary." Vidal Sassoon, 1928 - 2012
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After reading OG's post about ARPANET 50 years ago I started to wonder who is the oldest/youngest active member here (age not membership)?
"The only place where Success comes before Work is in the dictionary." Vidal Sassoon, 1928 - 2012
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After reading OG's post about ARPANET 50 years ago I started to wonder who is the oldest/youngest active member here (age not membership)?
"The only place where Success comes before Work is in the dictionary." Vidal Sassoon, 1928 - 2012
1955 which makes me - retired yay!
Never underestimate the power of human stupidity - RAH I'm old. I know stuff - JSOP
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Inside every old person is a young person, wondering what the hell happened.:)
If you can keep your head while those about you are losing theirs, perhaps you don't understand the situation.
Every morning when I look in the mirror I wonder who is in my house - I don't look like that from the inside!
Never underestimate the power of human stupidity - RAH I'm old. I know stuff - JSOP
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1955 which makes me - retired yay!
Never underestimate the power of human stupidity - RAH I'm old. I know stuff - JSOP
I can't retire until my kids retire.
If you can keep your head while those about you are losing theirs, perhaps you don't understand the situation.
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After reading OG's post about ARPANET 50 years ago I started to wonder who is the oldest/youngest active member here (age not membership)?
"The only place where Success comes before Work is in the dictionary." Vidal Sassoon, 1928 - 2012
November 1953....
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Not I - I am a mere stripling from February 1959.
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!
Was that BC or AD? ;P
My plan is to live forever ... so far so good
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Not I - I am a mere stripling from February 1959.
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!
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After reading OG's post about ARPANET 50 years ago I started to wonder who is the oldest/youngest active member here (age not membership)?
"The only place where Success comes before Work is in the dictionary." Vidal Sassoon, 1928 - 2012
I was born 1955 - "still coding after all these years". I believe that is a lyric to one of those ballads you youngsters call 'pop' songs. 8)
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Interesting - so am I - barely, as in 28th Feb, '59...
I got you by only four days: 24th Feb 1959!
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!
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After reading OG's post about ARPANET 50 years ago I started to wonder who is the oldest/youngest active member here (age not membership)?
"The only place where Success comes before Work is in the dictionary." Vidal Sassoon, 1928 - 2012
Not the oldest, and have only posted twice before, but I do follow CP daily. Born 1951. Employed as a programmer from 1972 to 2017. Now retired but still programming as a volunteer for a Christian organization. And for those talking about fathers, my father was born in 1893 and fought in both world wars. 1914-1918 for the British Army, in Greece. 1939-1945 for the Australian Air Force, in the Middle East.
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After reading OG's post about ARPANET 50 years ago I started to wonder who is the oldest/youngest active member here (age not membership)?
"The only place where Success comes before Work is in the dictionary." Vidal Sassoon, 1928 - 2012
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Not I - I am a mere stripling from February 1959.
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!
1954 was a good year ;)
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After reading OG's post about ARPANET 50 years ago I started to wonder who is the oldest/youngest active member here (age not membership)?
"The only place where Success comes before Work is in the dictionary." Vidal Sassoon, 1928 - 2012
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May I take the price for the youngest one? I don't know if I am even allowed to reply, but March 1999.
As long as you can have a beer you can post :-)
"The only place where Success comes before Work is in the dictionary." Vidal Sassoon, 1928 - 2012
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After reading OG's post about ARPANET 50 years ago I started to wonder who is the oldest/youngest active member here (age not membership)?
"The only place where Success comes before Work is in the dictionary." Vidal Sassoon, 1928 - 2012
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Minutes? Maybe seconds?
"The only place where Success comes before Work is in the dictionary." Vidal Sassoon, 1928 - 2012
